The Five Tools of Personal Bible Study

God the Father

God the Father’s existence is evident through the creation that exists all

around us… including mankind itself. God Himself is everywhere, all of the

time. God knows every thought and word that has been said, is being said now,

and what will be thought or said in the future, by every single human being

that ever has or ever will exist. God’s power is all -encompassing. Having

complete sovereignty, He can do anything that He thinks of or desires to

happen.

The essence of God the Father’s heart is love, and the essence of His character

is holiness. By His very nature, He requires justice, and He makes truthful

judgments. God the Father of lights never changes.

God the Father:

… i s Spirit Jn.4:24, not material. Matter is anything that has weight and takes

up space. God is something wholly other than material!

… i s Creator; All-Powerful, All-Knowing, Ever-Present Gen.1:1, Heb.11:3,

Col.1:16-17

… in the Hebrew language, is called Elohim, translated God (im = plural

ending, but meaning a ‘plurality’ of His great glory )

… in the Hebrew language is called YHWH

Exodus 3:13-15

(YHWH, pronounced Yah-VEH = I Am, The Eternally Self-Existing One)

… has a Character and Nature: Ex.33:13 -34:8, especially 34:6-7 (Holy, Just,

Merciful and Loving…. Good! )

… is Immanent and Transcendent Acts 17:27-28, II Chron.6:18

… is One, yet 3 Persons; the Trinity; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit Mt.28:19.

The doctrine of the Trinity states that the LORD is one God in three persons,

and that all three persons are equal in essence. This means that the Father is

declared to be God (John 6:27), the Son is declared to be God (Hebrews 1:8)

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